Recap

When/ while
• When cuando
• While mientras

• Past continuous
• Interrupeted action (when/while)
• Actions happening at the same time (While)
Interrupted actions (past simple/past
continuous)
• When/ while

• When past simple

• I was drinking soda when my dog barked.

• While past progressive

• My dog barked while I was drinking soda.

Simultaneous actions (2 actions in
progressive)
• Cuando A sucede B también, al mismo tiempo

• I was driving while I was talking with you.

• We were dancing while we were listening to music.

While/ When
• While you were dancing, we ate.
• We ate while you were dancing.

• When we ate, you were dancing.

• You were dancing when we ate.
Past progressive or p. continuous
Gerund (base form+ -ing)
• To dance dancing --- cuando final –e, quitamos +-ing
• To talk talking
• To play playing
• To crycrying
• To swimswimming –
• cuando short vowel, repetimos consonant + -ing
Subj+aux= to be past simple+ main v. gerund
The dog was barking.
Singular noun

Th dogs were barking.

Plurarl noun

Maria was eating fruit.

Maria and Miguel were eating

fruit.

Maria and I were eating fruit.

Noun+ was/were+ verb -ing

Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.

Yes, they were.

No, they weren’t.
Wh-+aux+subj+main verb –ing+ ?
• Where were you driving?I was driving on the street.
• When were you driving?I was driving yesterday.
• Why were you driving? Because I was going to school.
• Which car were you driving? I was driving my Tsuru.
• What were you driving? I was driving a car.
• How were you driving?

• Who was driving?  My cousin was driving.

Tag questions
• Estabas tú caminando conmigo ayer, ¿no?

• You were walking with me yesterday, weren’t you?